A rare example of sustainability, traditional architecture and local workmanship is this mud house, popularly known as Mud Kothi, built in Alwar city of Rajasthan. Sketch Design Studio founder and young designer Shipra Singhania Sanghi has created it.
In earlier times craftsmen used many traditional house building techniques; With the aim of reviving one such Rajasthani ancient technique, a beautiful and sustainable mud house has been built in Alwar. This is famous by the name of Mud Kothi. This house has been designed by Shipra Singhania Sanghi, founder and young designer of ‘Sketch Design Studio’ from Rajasthan itself. Shipra was always attracted and influenced by traditional arts and different craft techniques and when she got the opportunity to build this house, she did it despite a lot of difficulties.
Designed keeping in mind the environment and sustainability, this home offers the whole family an opportunity to spend time in nature away from the hustle and bustle of city life.
When things like cement and concrete were not used to make houses, then things like mud, stone and thatch were used; This Mud Kothi has also been made from these natural things. Due to its unique architecture, it receives good sunlight in winters and fresh cool breeze in summers, due to which the temperature of the house is always favorable. Spread over an area of about two thousand square feet, the doors of this house open to a beautiful fruit and vegetable garden on one side and a large grass lawn on the other.
The house, consisting of two rooms and a large central hall, has walls made of lime plaster mixed with brick powder, giving the rooms a distinct red colour. Similarly, the floor and ceiling here are also made using herbs like fenugreek seeds, jaggery, neem and waste materials. These muds not only make the kothi different in appearance, but also keep insects and spiders away from it.
Apart from this, the furniture and other interior items of this house also reflect the beauty of local workmanship. There are handmade cane lamps and traditional cots instead of beds. In this way, this house is a rare example of sustainability, traditional architecture and local workmanship.
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